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Mutisia (No. 1). A weak-stemmed herbaceous plant, having something of the habit of 



Lathyrus. Growing at Tijuca, among mountains. 

 Stiftia (No. 1). 



(? No. 2). 



(? No. 3). 



Heterocoma? (No. 1). A climbing woody vine, with axillary large flowers. Met with 



in two or three localities. 

 Vernonia (No. 9). Cymose, with the flowers sessile. In hedges and similar situations; 



rather frequent. 



(No. 10) ; a second species. 



(No. 11); a third species. 



(No. 12) ; a fourth species. 



Albertinia (No. 1). A small tree; the calyx-scales downy. 



Eupatorium (No. 10). Herbaceous, and normal, much resembling some of our North 

 American species. Growing in the above-mentioned Sphagnous bog, at the Eastern 

 base of the Organ Mountains. 



(No. 11). Abnormal, having the habit of some West Indian species. 



(No. 12) ; a second abnormal species. 



(No. 13) ; a third abnormal species. 



(No. 14) ; a fourth abnormal species. 



(No. 15) ; a fifth abnormal species. 



(No. 16) ; a sixth abnormal species. 



Mikania (No. 5). An herbaceous vine. Occasionally met with. 



(No. 6) ; a second species. An herbaceous vine. 



(No. 7) ; a third species. An herbaceous vine. 



Baccharis (No. 5). A shrub, four to six feet high. Rather frequent. 



(No. 6) ; a second species. A shrub. Also frequent. 



(No. 7) ; a third species. 



• (No. 8). Only a foot high, the stem trialate. Beyond the crest of the Organ 



iMountains, near the residence of Padre Luiz. 

 ? (No. 9); abnormal. A shrub, six to twelve feet high; a transverse section of 



the stem showing a stellate pith-cavity. Everywhere frequent. 

 Pluchea (No. 6). 

 Pterocaulon (No. 1). 

 Spilanthes (No. 1). 

 (No. 2) ; a second species. 



Porophyllum (No. 1). Growing at the base of the Organ Mountains. 



(No. 2) ; a second species. 



(No. 3) ; a third species. 



Ageratum (conyzoides. No. 1 ; bis Polynesian Groups, Hindostan, Zanzibar, St. Helena, 

 and Madeira). Growing in the environs of Bio Janeiro, (but probably not indigenous 

 in this part of Tropical America). 



Caenotus (Bonariensis ?, No. 7) ; resembling C. Canadensis, but the lower leaves pin- 

 natifid. A frequent weed. 



Eclipta (compare Peru, Feejee Islands, Mindanao, Hindostan, and Zanzibar). Frequent. 



